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Rosa Portugal

Rosa Portugal

Origin: Portugal

Type: Marble

 

Macroscopic Description

Rock with paved-like granoblastic texture

 

Petrographic Description

Rose and white yellow medium grained marble, with greyish veins.

 

Physico-Mechanical Properties

 

  • Compression Breaking Load: 740 Kg/cm2
  • Compression Breaking Load after Freezing Test: 860 Kg/cm2
  • Bending Strength: 154 Kg/cm2
  • Volumetric Weight: 2715 Kg/m3
  • Water Absorption: 0,05%
  • Apparent Porosity: 0,14%
  • Thermal Linear Expansion Coefficient: 16,4 (10^6 per ºC)
  • Abrasion Test: 1,7 mm
  • Impact Test: 50 cm

 

Chemical Properties

 

  • Al2O3: 0,1%
  • CaO: 53,98%
  • Fe2O3: 0,08%
  • K2O: 0,1%
  • MgO: 1,15%
  • MnO: 0,01%
  • Na2O: 0,55%
  • P. R.: 43,91%
  • SiO2: 0,12%

 

Microscopical Properties

 

  • Calcite: 99%
  • Others: 1%